News Like most major cities, Portland puts the cost of many of its public essentials—sewers, parks and public safety—on the credit card. The bonds Portland has sold also paid for urban rene More
The Portland Index: In Bondage
How much debt has Portland passed on to residents via bonds?
News Like most major cities, Portland puts the cost of many of its public essentials—sewers, parks and public safety—on the credit card. The bonds Portland has sold also paid for urban rene More
The Portland Index: Walk This Way
How does Portland's walkability compare?
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News With TriMet’s computer system for tracking arrival times knocked out by a car wreck this week, parking-free apartments piling up on the east side, and the price of gas hovering near $4, it’s i More
Covert Coverage
Obama’s police state, troubled oceans and Japan’s radiation top Project Censored’s latest report of news stories ignored by big media.
News People who get their information exclusively from mainstream media sources may be surprised at the lack of enthusiasm... More
Knocking Himself Out
Despite his background in politics, Jefferson Smith has ignored a basic rule.
News The 37-year-old woman opened the front door of her Portland home at 8 am on Oct. 1 to see Jefferson Smith standing in front of her. She knew immediately who... More
Portrait of An Arts Tax
It’s not clear how a tax on Portlanders will keep its promises to schools.
News It used to be kids all over Portland came home from public school splattered in paint, smelling of papier-mâché paste and proudly carrying home their latest creation for the refrigerator door. A More
Robes In the Ring
A candidate for Supreme Court says his opponent is inflating her credentials.
News Quick: Name a sitting Oregon Supreme Court judge. OK, we admit it—maybe it’s not a fair question. Most Americans can’t name any of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices. So while we know WW More
The Portland Index: Search Me
How closely does Portland follow web trends?
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News Look around—those 17 other people next to you in the coffee shop hunched over their laptops might be hunting the Web for kitty videos or Kate Middleton’s tanning habits. You, of course, are Go More
Pulp Nonfiction
Writer Phil Stanford turns to Dark Horse Comics to get at the truth of Portland’s secrets.
News Phil Stanford made his name in Portland by needling the pompous and powerful with his columns for The Oregonian and the Portland Tribune. But... More
Throw Voters From the Train
A Clark County measure to fund light rail has become a referendum on the CRC.
News The Columbia River Crossing is already in big trouble. The proposed Interstate 5 spans between Oregon and Washington have a flawed design, the backers lack firm plans to... More
The Portland Index: Grad Bag
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News The best way you can predict the economic success of a city is by figuring out how many adults have finished college. Certainly, people who have a college degree tend to earn more—but so do pe More
Top Articles from News
The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. Quake-Up Call
There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. Douchebags Not Allowed
Southwest Ankeny street says yes to cool and no to cars. Jack Shack Attack
The Legislature takes on Oregon’s proliferating lingerie shops. Lifestyles of the Rich & Fame-ish
Exposing the secret lives of Portland’s celebrity kinfolk. What the #$*! is Ramtha
The year's sleeper hit was inspired by a 35,000-year-old warrior spirit from Atlantis. Killing Time
Dead Men Waiting on Oregon’s Death Row. Budget Bud
Why Oregon has America’s cheapest weed. A Newsman’s Secret
The woman with Bob Caldwell on the day he died works as an internet call girl. Mayoral Madness
Let’s pick the next mayor the only sane way: with a bracket.
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. Quake-Up Call
There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. Douchebags Not Allowed
Southwest Ankeny street says yes to cool and no to cars. Jack Shack Attack
The Legislature takes on Oregon’s proliferating lingerie shops. Lifestyles of the Rich & Fame-ish
Exposing the secret lives of Portland’s celebrity kinfolk. What the #$*! is Ramtha
The year's sleeper hit was inspired by a 35,000-year-old warrior spirit from Atlantis. Killing Time
Dead Men Waiting on Oregon’s Death Row. Budget Bud
Why Oregon has America’s cheapest weed. A Newsman’s Secret
The woman with Bob Caldwell on the day he died works as an internet call girl. Mayoral Madness
Let’s pick the next mayor the only sane way: with a bracket.
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